Dogs

SheilaR · Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2005 12:59 pm Post subject: **Dogs**

I have a friend who is a huge dog fan! told me to start something,

so this is our first dog thread. He has a shitzu and a Lasso Apso (sp?)
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Peter · Admin Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 1623 Location: Ontario

Growing up we had a Shitzu, they are great dogs. They tend to get a little bit lazy as they get older but thats probably more so a result of being overly spoiled and not worked out enough.

Laso apsos are wild! very hyper dogs in my experience but extremely playful.

I'm more a fan of small dogs.

Saaavage · Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 1:41 am Post subject:

thinking about getting a pitbull.....but the toher day one mauled a kid around here so now im nervous

Saaavage · Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2005 1:10 am Post subject:

what about mastiffs?

jskingry · BUFF Joined: 31 Oct 2005 Posts: 914 Location: Florida

Saaavage,
Mastiffs are gentle giants. Have you had large dogs before, they play rough due to their size so if you have kids make sure the kids know not to let the dog push them around because the dog does not know any better and is just playing. A mastiff is a great family dog and probably one of the lazier big dogs, expect a female to be more protective of the family, expect a non-fixed male to be the hardest to train. They have shorter lives than a lot of dogs so don't expect them to live for fifteen years. My family used to raise Rott's when I was a kid, they were incedibly fun and nice dogs but you have to be real careful of breaders these days as people have been breeding the mean ones so the bread has gotten a bad rap. Once again with small kids watch out, the Rott's are strong dogs and play time can be rough, they are great family dogs but require a strong discipline. Personally I have two greyhounds these days, they are incredible dogs you might look into them. I know they don't have that tough image but my older hound has whipped almost every species at the dog park including two pits at once. The only dogs he would never pick a fight with were mastiffs and rotts.

OneBetter · Juiced Joined: 09 Nov 2005 Posts: 2911 Location: NIU

I have 2 labs.. They are my favorite type of dog

b · Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 3:47 pm Post subject:

i'd stay away from pit bulls

b · Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 3:48 pm Post subject:

i have a saint bernard he's a big softie

OneBetter · Juiced Joined: 09 Nov 2005 Posts: 2911 Location: NIU

Jdub · Moderator Joined: 21 Jan 2006 Posts: 2028

yeah, i dont like pit bulls they seeem dangerous and scary, but i have a half lab half golden retriever and it is a great dog, it is all black and weighs about 80 pounds, it is so playful.

JJ

CallawayStar · Joined: 07 Mar 2006 Posts: 12 Location: Manitoba

ya i don't know about pit bulls, i think it depends a lot on how they are brought up and trained. i think they can be both a great pet, and dangerous.

romeo2 · Joined: 12 Mar 2006 Posts: 21 Location: California

so yeah i have a pug named victoria.

heres a sad story to go with that.
she gave premature birth to 6 puppies on christmas eve and they all died the next day. i was young, around 14 so that was a terrible day. if only we could afford for her to give birth in one of those animal hospitals and just sell the puppies... Sad

METAL VIPER · Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 6:21 am Post subject:

I had a mini poodle when I was growing up; it was my brother and sister's. I now have a 1 year old Labrador Retriever whose name is Ubu. He owns all

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